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Open Source Limitations?

Posted by michael on from the hi-we're-zdnet-and-we-have-no-clue dept.

_aargh writes "This ZDNet article by John Carroll makes the claim that open source is flawed because there isn't a way for programmers to earn money by developing open source software. It annoyed me so much that I wrote this response to it on the O'Reilly Network."

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  1. Call me ignorant if you like... by Ignorant+Cocksucker · · Score: 4, Funny
    But hasn't John Carrol hit the nail right on the head when he points out the fatal flaw of Open Source software ?

    How do the open source programmers feed their families ? And don't suggest they sell T-Shirts.

    1. Re:Call me ignorant if you like... by cscx · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, as one of the KDE developers puts it, his wife pays him for playing Mr. Mom and watching his own daughter.

  2. Re:Getting paid by uncoveror · · Score: 2, Funny

    You can always make a living supporting users of software, and creating things with software. If money is John Carroll's only motivation, then he needs to get out of computer programming. People who jump into computers just to get rich couldn't find their ass if you gave them a map to it. I suggest robbery as a new profession.

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  3. Re:Sorry, I think you're off... by Dolly_Llama · · Score: 4, Funny
    Yes, many times what they make can be annoying (paperclip, anyone?)

    If you are using the example of Clippy, then you have not witnessed the awesome destructive power of the fully armed and operational Microsoft Bob!

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  4. Re:I Always Wondered.... by Erotomek · · Score: 2, Funny

    It sucks if you have 3 kids and a wife

    I hope your family don't read Slashdot — poor guys...

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